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 * SonarQube
 * Copyright (C) 2009-2023 SonarSource SA
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 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 */
package org.sonar.server.rule;

/**
 * {@link ServerRuleFinder} implementation that supports caching used by the Web Server.
 * <p>
 *   Caching is enabled right after loading of rules is done (see {@link RegisterRules}) and disabled
 *   once all startup tasks are done (see {@link org.sonar.server.platform.platformlevel.PlatformLevelStartup}).
 * </p>
 */
public interface WebServerRuleFinder extends ServerRuleFinder {
  /**
   * Enable caching.
   */
  void startCaching();

  /**
   * Disable caching.
   */
  void stopCaching();
}
